Catching a Mermaid (2023) 图画 由 Edwin Loftus

The real reason why the race of Neanderthals disappeared is explained by this image. Unusually strong and fast Neanderthals were fishing with their hands on the coast of what is now Portugal. One of them caught a mermaid and the shock he experienced upon seeing her human half caused him to freeze while still holding the nautical fairy-like creature in his arms.
Frightened and angry, the mermaid cast a curse on this fisherman and "all of the people of his clan." [Note the small ball above her left hand.]
The mermaid didn't know that Neanderthals lived in migratory family bands and at this time, virtually all Neanderthals were part of the same culture, the equivalent of modern clans. Unintentionally, she had committed genocide.
Fortunately, by this time many Neaderthals had bred with our African ancestors creating the European race, so Neanderthals didn't completely disappear.
However, the ancient gods were offended by the carelessness of this curse and cast a curse of their own limiting the reproduction of mer-people to a rare occurrence. And this is why we see no pure Neanderthals and very few mermaids to this day.

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